by Aneesha Smith
April 20, 2022
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Ah, after month-long procedures, you’re finally heading towards a nursing school.
When you enroll in nursing school, you might have many questio...
by Q Smith
February 12, 2021
Black History Profile:
Col. Mae Jemison (1956- present)
--the first black American woman in space, having launched on Sept. 12, 1992, aboard the sp...
by Q Smith
February 11, 2021
Black History Profile:
Ida. B. Wells (1862-1931)
--though born in slavery and freed by the Emancipation Proclamation AND the 13th Amendment, living...
by Q Smith
February 10, 2021
Black History Profile:
George Washington Carver (1860's – January 5, 1943)
--born into slavery, but kidnapped a week after his birth, so his actual...
by Q Smith
February 9, 2021
Black History Profile:
Black Wall Street (1906-1921)
--40 acres founded in northeastern Tulsa in 1906 by O.W. Gurley (a wealthy black landowner fro...
by Q Smith
February 8, 2021
Black History Profile:
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960)
--one of the most prolific American writers in history; focused on the struggles of African-A...
by Q Smith
February 6, 2021
Black History Profile:
James Cleveland Owens (Jesse Owens)
--fallaciously called 'Jesse' by his school teacher, his nickname comes from J...
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by Q Smith
February 6, 2021
Black History Month profile:
Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson (1935-2017)
--one of three women to play in the Negro League, the only pitcher and won the firs...
by Q Smith
February 2, 2021
Black History Month Profile:
Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)
--born on January 26, 1892 in Texas to two former slaves
--only made it to eighth grade bec...
by Q Smith
February 1, 2021
Black History Month profile:
Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950)
in 1926, he pioneered "Negro History Week"--an offshoot from his Omega...
by Aneesha Smith
June 13, 2020
It. Has. Been. A. LONG. 6. Months.Phew.With that said, I'll be celebrating my wedding anniversary this year from 6/22-7/6. My husband and I are jus...
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